Victory Capital (VCTR) Competitors

Victory Capital (NASDAQ:VCTR) and Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor VCTR or APAM?

In the previous week, Victory Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Artisan Partners Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Victory Capital and 4 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management. Artisan Partners Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Victory Capital's score of 0.80 indicating that Artisan Partners Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Victory Capital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Artisan Partners Asset Management	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, VCTR or APAM?

Victory Capital has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VCTR or APAM a better dividend stock?

Victory Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Artisan Partners Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Victory Capital pays out 42.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Artisan Partners Asset Management pays out 74.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts prefer VCTR or APAM?

Victory Capital currently has a consensus target price of $46.67, indicating a potential downside of 10.82%. Artisan Partners Asset Management has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.47%. Given Artisan Partners Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Artisan Partners Asset Management is more favorable than Victory Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Victory Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Artisan Partners Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VCTR or APAM?

Artisan Partners Asset Management received 137 more outperform votes than Victory Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.89% of users gave Victory Capital an outperform vote while only 52.88% of users gave Artisan Partners Asset Management an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Victory Capital	Outperform Votes 194 56.89%	Underperform Votes 147 43.11%
Artisan Partners Asset Management	Outperform Votes 331 52.88%	Underperform Votes 295 47.12%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VCTR or APAM?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Victory Capital. Artisan Partners Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Victory Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Victory Capital	$821.03M	4.12	$213.16M	$3.13	16.78
Artisan Partners Asset Management	$1.00B	3.55	$222.29M	$3.28	13.54

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VCTR or APAM?

87.7% of Victory Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of Victory Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is VCTR or APAM more profitable?

Victory Capital has a net margin of 25.96% compared to Artisan Partners Asset Management's net margin of 22.99%. Artisan Partners Asset Management's return on equity of 72.77% beat Victory Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victory Capital	25.96%	28.70%	11.88%
Artisan Partners Asset Management	22.99%	72.77%	16.91%

Summary

Artisan Partners Asset Management beats Victory Capital on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.